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Interactive fiction author Emily Short. For this installment of On the Border, we have an interview with prolific and renowned interactive fiction
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July 15, 2013 5:01 PM
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by Ryan Dube "How do you write things at work without wasting the entire workday doing it? How do you pump out even more articles as a freelancer, without sacrificing quality? In this article, I’m going to draw from 7 years of paid freelance writing work, and 13 years of professional engineering technical writing experience, to answer those questions."
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July 14, 2013 9:26 PM
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I know this is a little simplistic, but I thought this flowchart from the fine folks at EasyBib was a fantastic way to drive home to students that more often than not they need to cite their sources.
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July 14, 2013 9:23 PM
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July 13, 2013 8:13 PM
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Teaching creative writing can be a lot fun, especially when it comes to reading the creative pieces your students write. However, getting them to come up with ideas for those pieces is often difficult.
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July 13, 2013 8:09 PM
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from Teaching Creative Writing
July 13, 2013 8:01 PM
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The Internet is a big place. Fortunately for you, I've done the work of scouring this mighty big world wide web to bring you this list of the best resources for writers. These are sites I refer to ...
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from Teaching Creative Writing
July 13, 2013 7:59 PM
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Writing Can Save 21st Century Learning From Itself Among the biggest changes the Common Core Standards require is the shift in the burden of general literacy. Rather than only “writing teachers,” teach reading and writing,...
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July 13, 2013 7:58 PM
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Dialogue has been my own writing nemesis and I continue to find it a challenge, although each day of writing seems to improve it slightly!
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from Teaching Creative Writing
July 12, 2013 11:44 PM
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What does it take to be a successful writer? As I have reflected on my own journey, I am going to share with you 3 keys to writing success. I would love to hear your keys to success as well in t...
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July 8, 2013 4:48 PM
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This page is another collection of resources from the DML Research Hub, supported by the MacArthur Foundation. In this case, (presently) 36 videos are presented of varying lengths. All deal, in greater or lesser fashion, with the impact of digital media on society - especially upon schools, youth, and civic discourse/partcipation. I was originally drawn to Mimi Ito's (too, too short) preso titled "What's a Writing Teacher to Do about New Meida?" and found much more of interest here. Most frequently found speakers are Ito, James Paul Gee, and Henry Jenkins and there are many more as well. Lots of deep thinking to ponder.
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July 7, 2013 11:51 PM
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by Mimi I hope everyone had a great 4th of July! I spent the day yesterday procrastinating from unpacking, painting, and cleaning. The good news? I found some incredible sites for writing! My kids in the past have always been more interested in my writing lessons that have been centered around images. I decided to do a google search to find some interesting pictures that they could write from and I came across the mother lode!!!
"If you don't know about Luke Neff already, you MUST click here. His writing prompts are A-mazing! They are geared to the upper grades, but I can completely see some higher fourth graders or any fifth graders digging these prompts. For you younger grade teachers, I can see you getting some good ideas and adapting them to meet the needs of your kids. I spent hours yesterday going through his archived prompts. Again...A-mazing! I will definitely be using some of them next year in my writing block! If you are overwhelmed by the amount of writing prompts at my link above, here is a list of Luke's "most tried and true" writing prompts he uses. If you have the time though, it's worth going through the others as well. Of course, some of the prompts are way too difficult and/or not appropriate for the younger students, so use your best judgment! :) "
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July 6, 2013 7:28 PM
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by Vicki Davis "Write compelling words that promote action. If you're writing online, it probably isn't just because you want to read it. Study impactful bloggers. See how they use words. Learn from them.
"Here's a trick that has helped me craft better blog posts. I keep a list of wasteful words. They are enemies of clarity."
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July 16, 2013 12:08 AM
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"Google is usually one of the first places students turn to when tasked with an assignment. Whether it’s for research, real-time results, or just a little digital exploration … it’s important they know how to properly Google. Lucky for teachers (and students, of course), Google has a handy set of lesson plans that are just waiting to be unleashed upon the leaders of tomorrow."
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" GitHub allows a form of collaboration without collaborating. If Facebook and Twitter are social networks based upon mutual or asymmetrical relationships between users (“those you went to school with” and “those you wish you went to school with” as the two networks are occasionally described), then GitHub is a social network which allows the creation of relationships between texts through a process of replication. While users on GitHub can “follow” each other, as you would on Twitter, you can “star” projects that you interested in or “watch” their progress over time. Any public repository can also be very easily “cloned,” which downloads the project to your computer, complete with the hidden “.git” directory that contains its full history."
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July 13, 2013 8:17 PM
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by Susan Riley
"Our main focal point for this lesson lands with the artwork of Norman Rockwell. I started to piece this lesson together from a couple of different source inspirations. The first was as I was working on our upcoming STEAM Ed app (more coming on this exciting project in the next few weeks) and putting in our aligned standards to the Common Core. As soon as I saw this one, I knew I wanted to write a lesson seed for it to put up on EducationCloset. The second was as I was reading this fascinating article: Norman Rockwell shares 8 marketing lessons from art and advertising. It truly got me thinking about how art can be used to persuade people and more importantly, how it persuades people. When you see an advertisement, you are truly reading a persuasive writing piece – the writing is just being represented through the visual art. In essence, a print ad is an arts integration idea come to life. Our minds feast on the visual representation of an idea, which persuades us to find out more information about that product or thought. And today, we’re passing this lesson seed on to you. And keep an eye on our lesson page – we’re preparing to launch an updated look to make finding and downloading the right lesson seed for you easier than ever." via Charles Fisher
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July 13, 2013 8:12 PM
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July 13, 2013 8:03 PM
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It is important as a content marketer to apply creative writing skills to content writing. Learn the best skills from a creative writer's perspective.Truth be told, I kind of fell into content writing. After being crazy about literature my whole life I went to university to study creative writing, a course I adored and that gave me invaluable experiences in not just fiction and poetry, but scriptwriting and journalism too. Then came graduation, and after that… nothing.Then came content marketing...
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July 13, 2013 8:00 PM
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Writing is a complex operation requiring knowledge of text structure, syntax, vocabulary, and topic, and sensitivity to audience needs; so it is not surprising that many teens find writing challenging.
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July 13, 2013 7:59 PM
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Do you always avoid alliteration? Do you know what prepositions end sentences with? These writing tips are must-see for everyone. Seriously.
The post 12 Simple Writing Tips Everyone Should Know appeared first on Edudemic.
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July 12, 2013 11:46 PM
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Let me begin by saying: reports of the death of the book are wildly exaggerated. Likewise traditional storytelling. Human beings have been telling stories around campfires since the first cavewoman struck a flint against another flint and noticed that an interesting spark flew off. Stories aren't going anywhere and nor is the visceral, inexplicable, bone-deep shivery delight of a good tale well told. What happens, however, is that new technologies give creative people new ideas. Art and science (or technology) are often imagined to be totally separate – but this is not, and never has been, true. Art is affected by the technology of art, because artists love to experiment, and every new development is a new tool
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from Into the Driver's Seat
July 10, 2013 7:01 PM
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by Nate Raymond and Jonathan Stempel "U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan found "compelling evidence" that Apple violated federal antitrust law by playing a "central role" in a conspiracy with the publishers to eliminate retail price competition and raise e-book prices. "Wednesday's decision could expose Apple to substantial damages. It is a victory for the U.S. Department of Justice and the 33 U.S. states and territories that brought the civil antitrust case. The five publishers previously settled. "Apple was accused of conspiring to undercut Amazon.com Inc's e-book dominance, causing some e-book prices to rise to $12.99 or $14.99 from the $9.99 that the online retailer charged. Amazon once had a 90 percent market share. "Apple chose to join forces with the publisher defendants to raise e-book prices and equipped them with the means to do so," Cote said in a 159-page decision. "Without Apple's orchestration of this conspiracy, it would not have succeeded as it did."
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July 7, 2013 2:05 AM
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This June 2013 issue of the Virtual Education Journal features articles on Digital Storytelling and announces the 2013 VEJ Reader's Choice Awards. Prepare to devour every morsel and VEJ - Out Of This World!
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